2014 Vrancea earthquake

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2014 Vrancea earthquake
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UTC  time2014-11-22 19:14:17
ISC  event 611079159
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local date22 November 2014
Local time21:14
Duration30 seconds
Magnitude5.7 Mw
Depth39 kilometres (24 mi)
Epicenter 45°52′N27°11′E / 45.87°N 27.18°E / 45.87; 27.18
Areas affected Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Bulgaria
Total damagedamaged roads and buildings
Max. intensity MMI VI (Strong)
Aftershocks8 across 2.5 Mw
Casualties

The 2014 Vrancea earthquake struck Vrancea County on 22 November 2014 at 21:14:17 local time, with a moment magnitude of 5.7. [1] The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 kilometers and lasted for thirty seconds. On the Mercalli scale the quake registered an intensity of VI (Strong). [2] [3] [4]

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The earthquake was felt in northern Bulgaria and the Moldovan city of Chișinău. Towns located near the epicenter include: Mărășești (6 kilometers), Tecuci (22 kilometers), Focșani (21 kilometers), Adjud (25 kilometers) and Onești (51 kilometers). [1] Mircea Radulian, the leader of Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Fizica Pământului, reported that in Galați and Focșani, towns nearer the epicenter, moment magnitude measured over 6.0. [5]

Damage

Shortly after the earthquake, Mobile Telephone network services were disrupted. [6] The frontage of an old building in Tulcea was damaged, and a radiator installed in a sixth-floor apartment fell and injured the owner. [7]

Four communes in Vrancea County lost electrical power. [6] In Focșani, a portion of a roof collapsed, [6] and a road cracked. [8]

Residents of northern Galați County were affected by electrical outages and water shortages. [9] [10]

Aftershocks

A list of aftershocks is included below.

Date Hour Depth
LatitudeLongitude
 Magnitude
22 November 201419:14:1739 km45.87N27.16E5.7 Mw
22 November
20:24:4734 km45.86N27.16E2.8 Mw
22 November
20:30:5636 km45.85N27.19E3.1 Mw
23 November
01:14:3934 km45.88N27.16E2.5 Mw
23 November
02:21:0534 km45.85N27.19E2.5 Mw
23 November04:01:5831 km45.82N27.18E2.6 Mw
23 November10:16:1429 km45.81N27.21E2.7 Mw
24 November15:06:08109 km45.46N26.31E2.9 Mw
25 November01:52:2532 km45.85N27.16E3.2 Mw

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References

  1. 1 2 "CUTREMUR puternic în Vrancea, resimţit şi în București şi în alte oraşe". 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea -www.cutremur.net Archived 2016-12-30 at the Wayback Machine , accesat pe 23 noiembrie 2014
  3. ↑ "UPDATE Cutremur puternic, de magnitudine 5,7, resimtit si in Bucuresti. Cel mai mare seism din acest an. Cutremurul a avut mai multe replici". 2014-11-22.
  4. ↑ "Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea". www.cutremur.net. Archived from the original on 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  5. ↑ "CUTREMUR PUTERNIC în VRANCEA. Acoperișuri CĂZUTE, locuințe FĂRĂ GAZE ȘI APĂ". 22 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Cutremur de 5,7 grade in Romania – s-a simtit si la Bucuresti".
  7. ↑ "PANICĂ în România. CUTREMURUL a scos oamenii din case, a dărâmat PEREŢI şi RAFTURILE magazinelor VIDEO". 23 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "PANICĂ în România. CUTREMURUL a scos oamenii din case, a dărâmat PEREŢI şi RAFTURILE magazinelor - VIDEO - Vocea Transilvaniei". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  9. ↑ ""Asta da zgaltaiala" si "Se darama blocul cu noi". Reactiile oamenilor in timpul cutremurului de 5,7 grade din Vrancea".
  10. ↑ "Consecintele cutremurului din Romania: strazi crapate, cladiri afectate si multa panica (Galerie Foto)".
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